Equipment Standards

Far too many truck accidents are caused by large trucks with defective or inadequate equipment. Although the government’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and many state regulatory and safety agencies have established strict equipment standards for trucks operated by motor freight carriers, some drivers or owner/operators fail to follow them – with tragic results.

A recent study of large truck crashes in one northwestern state found that trucks with defective equipment were twice as likely to be in crashes as trucks without defects. Brake defects were found in 56 percent of the trucks in the crashes examined, for example, while steering equipment defects were found in 21 percent of the trucks. In reducing truck accidents, equipment standards play a vital role.

Failure by drivers or owner/operators to meet federally- and state-mandated equipment standards constitutes negligence.

If you have been injured in an accident with a large truck, our expert truck accident attorneys can help. By filing a semi-truck accident lawsuit against the negligent parties on your behalf, our truck accident attorneys can discover if any failure to follow equipment standards on the part of the driver or owner/operator of the truck involved was responsible for your injury.

If so, your lawyer can obtain for you the financial compensation that you deserve.

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Client was a municipal maintenance man that worked with asbestos containing water and sewage pipes in Pennsylvania, after serving in the United States Navy. The case settled for the gross amount of $4,597,035.50, prior to attorneys’ fees of $1,838,814.20 and litigation expenses of $115,210.79.

Client was a brake mechanic who worked with asbestos containing friction materials after at 20 year career in the United States Navy. The case settled for the gross amount of $4,486,000.00, prior to attorneys’ fees of $1,794,400.00 and litigation expenses of $91,314.11.

Client was a 68 year old carpenter that was exposed to asbestos from 1959 to 2000 while working in Pennsylvania. He was exposed to a variety of building materials including joint compounds, ceiling tiles and floor tile. The case settled for the gross amount of $4,222,397.70, prior to attorneys’ fees of $1,688,959.08 and litigation expenses of $150,249.81.

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